Excerpt from A New Theory of Optics, as Regards Refraction of Dense Media, and Vision On perusing the existing doctrine up on the subject of Optics, as regards re fraction of dense media, and vision, hav ing been struck with some inconsisten c1es, in the explanations of those pheno mena, with the results of experiments 1 had previously made in their elucidation, l have presumed to submit my ideas to the world in the following pages, in the hope of drawing the attention of the scientific world to the misconceptions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.